The early history of greed (The sin of avarice in early medieval thought and literature)
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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In this full-length study of the early history of greed Richard Newhauser challenges the traditional view that avarice only became a dominant sin with the rise of a money economy. He shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, was dominant...
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- ISBN13 9780521385220
- ISBN10 0521385229
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 246
- Año de Edición 2000
- Encuadernación Tela
The early history of greed (The sin of avarice in early medieval thought and literature)
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
In this full-length study of the early history of greed Richard Newhauser challenges the traditional view that avarice only became a dominant sin with the rise of a money economy. He shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, was dominant...
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
In this full-length study of the early history of greed Richard Newhauser challenges the traditional view that avarice only became a dominant sin with the rise of a money economy. He shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, was dominant in a wide range of theological and literary texts from the first century CE, and that by the early Middle Ages avarice headed the list of vices for authors aiming to convert others from pagan materialism to Christian spirituality.